“Happiness like this is frightening....they only let you be this happy if they're preparing to take something away from you”

“I'm so afraid. Because I'm so profoundly happy. Happiness like this is frightening...They only let you this happy if they're preparing to take something from you.”

“She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.' I asked her why and she said, 'They only let you be this happy if they're preparing to take something from you.”

“And while it is hard enough to take away something that makes a person happy it's even more difficult when it seems like it's the only thing.”

“Happiness comes from moving toward something. When you run away, ofttimes you bring your misery with you.”

“They laugh when they're embarrassed, they cry when they're happy, and they try to choke you to death when you do something nice for them.”